New York Hostellit

Plussat: very comfortable bed, friendly staff, and good breakfast

Miinukset: nothing at that price

Plussat: Huone oli siisti ja sängyt olivat hyvät nukkua. Huoneen ikkuna ei ollut suoraan kadulle, joten se oli suht hiljainen vaikka ääniä kuuluikin huoneeseen. Aamupala kuului hintaan. Sijainti oli erinomainen.

Miinukset: Hotellissa oli paljon kuluneisuutta, etenkin vessoista ja kylpyhuoneissa. Huone siivottiin hyvin mutta sillä ei saatu kaikkea pölyä pois. Huoneessa oli raskas ilma, ilmastointi ei toiminut / sitä ei ollut eikä ikkunoita saanut auki. Huoneen ikkunasta näkyi vain viereisen talon seinä. Aamupalalla tarjonta vaihteli paljon.

Plussat: Staff was very helpful and attentive to my needs..I was on the 8th floor and loved my view through my window. Very clean and I felt safe.

Plussat: It was our 3rd visit here. The place has changed snd not for the better. Location is great, staff is great too. Breakfast is not bad but used to be better. No Ac. They remove the machines too early and its very jot in the room. No breakfast on Sunday. Ok. But why not put at least a coffe machine? Shared bathroom not clean.

Miinukset: See above

Plussat: Hyvä sänky

Miinukset: Saniteettitilat huonot

Plussat: Great location, excellent and attentive staff. Breakfast was ok, you can tell they don’t want to invest in better food items.

Miinukset: I had to be switched rooms after the first night because the twin bed was old and mushy. The second room had major issues with the shower knobs, splashing hot water on the floor and making hot and cold water come from shower head. Water wasn’t draining in tub (it was fixed-the other couldn’t be fixed). MAJOR noise at night on Saturday from neighbors in adjacent buildings. MAJOR noise in the morning at hotel starting at 6am which was after marathon day. Not an ideal place to sleep in.

Plussat: The breakfast was great , with many choices and homemade bread!

Miinukset: For the money, it was perfect

Plussat: Vaikka hotelli oli todella kulunut, oli se niin puhdas kun mahdollista. Huoneet olivat puhtaat ja käytävällä oleva suihkuhuone oli aina tosi siisti ja puhdas. Toki kaukana Suomen tasosta, mutta New Yorkissa useamman kerran matkustaneena, voin todeta että ok hotelli jos pienemmällä budjetilla matkassa. Suihkuhuoneita oli n. kolme per kerros, joten ei tarvinnut koskaan jonottaa. Meillä oli huone sisäpihalle, niin oli erittäin hiljaista, kadulta ei oikeastaan ääniä lainkaan. Wifi toimi hyvin. Aamupala oli hyvä, leipää, hedelmiä, munakasta, pekonia, muroja yms. Vierestä menee kaksi eri metrolinjaa, helppoa liikkua. Hotelli oli myös aivan lähellä Highline kävelykatua! Ympäristössä ravintoloita ja kahviloita. Aulasta oli mahdollista saada alennuslipukkeita eri nähtävyyksiin/kauppoihin. Uloskirjautuminen jo kello 11, mutta laukut sai tarvittaessa jättää valvottuun tilaan lukkojen taakse.

Miinukset: Henkilökunta oli väsähtäneitä ja oli jo hyvä suoritus että sanoivat huomenta. Ikkunat vetivät valtavasti (mutta normaalia New Yorkissa). Äänieristystä huoneesta toiseen ei ole. Huone erittäin pieni, mutta kävimme huoneessa vain nukkumassa joten asia ei haitannut pahemmin. Huoneessamme oleva Safety box ei toiminut ja jouduimme asiasta mainitsemaan kaksi kertaa ennen kuin joku tuli katsomaan, emme vakuuttuneet sen toiminnasta sen jälkeenkään. Sunnuntaisin ei ole aamupalaa, mutta se oli tiedossa etukäteen.

Plussat: Breakfast was good, with various choices. Location for me was very good, quiet and Metro Station close by if you wanted to use it.

Miinukset: We had a shared Bathroom, although we had a sink and toilet in the room other rooms had there own Bathrooms.

Plussat: Great location and nice staff.

Miinukset: Showers/Shared bathrooms could use some updating and care. Peeling paint bad vent elation etc.

Plussat: Breakfast. Storage room. Position is very good.

Miinukset: Room very small. Bathroom need to be update. Not perfectly clean. Light in the room not very good

Plussat: The cleanliness and staff.

Miinukset: The dated building and facilities.

Plussat: The location is superb. I was worried about getting back to Penn Station on time. It's a block or so down the street! Super close to everything.

Miinukset: . It is safe, bare bones , no frills lodging. I'm a tall man so the cot is a little cramped, but I believe in their mission so I can look over a little discomfort for the cause. Also there's NO sound barriers but earplugs are provided.

Plussat: There is Nothing at all to like. It’s dark and dingy with like a hundred pods on one small floor and three floors of just that with no elevator. The pods are so tightly spaced that you could even hear someone breathing in the other “pod”. It was the most horrible experience I have had staying in a hostel. There are other places o have stayed at but just the noise factor of this “hostel” was the most disturbing and I couldn’t get even an hour’s sleep the entire night. Moreover the check in was horrible as well as I was asked to pay cash since their credit card machine wasn’t functioning and the owner actually asked me to got withdraw cash at 1am in the night to do that. Don’t recommend this stay at all.

Miinukset: Nothing to like.

Plussat: Location, excellent price, friendly staff. The bathroom was cleaned everyday (had to be after about 20 guys used it in the morning). Fresh fruit and beverages available 24/7.

Miinukset: If you're unlucky, you have to be ready to wait a bit in the morning to use the bathroom (only two showers and two toilets on the "men-only floor"). The bed was a bit uncomfortable (the mattress was wider than the bed itself so sometimes I felt like I was going to roll down).

Miinukset: The staff is so helpful and friendly! Its quiet and I felt safe and happy traveling alone. It is small, but totally worth it! The money going to a good cause made it even more worthwhile and would have paid more. I feel blessed to have found this place. Thank you!!!!

Plussat: Breakfast was served on a little table/kitchen table area (no sink) and was available around the clock, you can help yourself to some tea/coffee/chocolate milk no matter the hour! Convenient location, you can walk to the 28st station pretty quickly, or go up/down the 8th avenue for other stations. Being less than 5 minutes away from New York Penn Station is pretty cool too!

Miinukset: Having only one available power socket for charging electronic devices, and in my case (I haven't seen any other room than my own) it was located on a shelf above the bed, which could be a problem if you're a short person.

Plussat: Lovely staff and travellers.

Miinukset: Was budget accomodation

Plussat: Close to downtown NY, close to bus station

Miinukset: The long staircase up to the rooms

Plussat: Great location, so close to all that happens in NY and staff to help with anything

Miinukset: Few other clients a bit noisy late at night

Miinukset: They should mention beforehand the size of the rooms are 1.5M × 2M with no ceiling(open ceiling). No protection from all kinds of noises and sounds. Shown price should include the $10.00 cleaning fee with a tax like other facilities. They should not use the word.of *interfaith retreat* center. It is a business center in disguise of faith.

Plussat: Breakfasts were nice, staff were very helpful and friendly, Rooms are small but good for a place to get your head down and rest after a long day of walking around New York. The price for staying is quite cheap compered to most places to stay in New York as well.

Miinukset: The only thing I didn't like is that there are a lot of stairs but it was not a big issue really.

Plussat: On my first extended visit to Manhattan, I choose to stay at a 'random' hostel after slight research on bookings.com. During my visit, while staying at Chelsea Cabins, I mostly interacted with Stephen and Megan. They where very cordial, knowledgeable of the area and provided excellent service for their respective roles at the hostel. The vegetarian breakfast added a great, nutritional start to the day. I was, and remain, grateful for the presence and feel I gained from the experience by choosing this establishment.

Miinukset: There was nothing I completely disliked, however, in the spirit of full disclosure I offer these items in relation to requirements of others that may share similarities with my unique body/mind. I am 6'1" tall and the rooms I stayed in are about 6'x4'. Having previously stayed at various hostels, and a wide range of motel/hotel/other types of accommodations, this was not a 'problem', only something I had to work with to fit my frame and sleeping/resting style into the space. While I was there, I noticed other, taller, travelers that did not seem to mind this, either. Also, the ceilings for the rooms I stayed in where semi-open on the top (a plus for ventilation). Being in NYC, however, the semi-open ceiling style allowed noise from others travelers, that where coming and going through the night, to be somewhat obtrusive for brief periods. The obtrusiveness really came from, what seemed to be, a lack of mindfulness of those particular travelers and no way reflected any intention to facilitate disruption by the hostel creators themselves. I prefer the ventilation offered by the semi-open ceiling, which seemed fitting for the hostel and a more true reflection of why the style is as it is.

Plussat: Huoneet oli lupauksen mukaan pienet, mutta siistit, eikä majapaikassa ollut ötököistä tietoakaan. Henkilökunta oli mahtava! Hyvä sijainti.

Miinukset: The room is small if you are a tall person.

Plussat: Aamiainen oli jenkkimittapuulla jopa hyvä. Asiallista kasvisruokaa. Suihkut ja vessat olivat yhteisiksi ok. Sänky oli siisti, ei luteita tms.

Miinukset: "Huoneissa" ei ollut kattoa, piti kuunnella naapurin kuorsausta. Tavarasäilytys oli oikeasti tyhjä tila käytävällä.

Plussat: Loved the gourmet vegan breakfast

Plussat: En mistään.

Miinukset: Sanoin kuvaamattoman surkea maja.. Yhteismajoitus jossa pienet,matalat vaneriseinät olivat vain kosmetiikkaa. Yksi kun kääntyi sängyssään niin koko hallillinen kääntyi johtuneesta metelistä samaan aikaan. Yksi kun pisti luukussaan valon,niin jokainen sen yöllä näki.Vessassa kun kävi niin jokainen hallissa kuuli pyllyn pyyhkimisenkin.. Vanhat lattialankut narisivat kuin jossain kummitustalossa..

Plussat: Location, lock on your door, you get exactly what you pay for. The room doesn't have a sound proof ceiling. You will hear everything, exactly like a hostel. I paid for the location and the lock on my door.

Miinukset: bed was on the short side, and a little lumpy. I am 5'10 and I would presume if I was 6 feet tall or 6 feet 2 inches I might not have been able to fit comfortably on the bed and sleep well.

Plussat: Location

Miinukset: I stayed there as solo traveller. Just very small space but it's worth the money. The location is perfect. If you an average person and spend most of the day outside then this could fit for you.

Plussat: Good location. Good price. Good wifi.

Miinukset: Toilets and showers.

Plussat: Great value for short term stay for solo traveller. Very nice staff and facility is perfectly clean.

Miinukset: Bathroom facilities were tight. Stalls are small and nowhere to hang clothes during shower. 4 floors to walk up to get to room. No separate ventilation in each room. There is a grating over the room to allow airflow. Bring earplugs, you can hear every sound on the floor.

Plussat: Joka päivä siivottiin hyvin yleiset tilat, aamupala, henkilökunta

Miinukset: Olin paikan päällä 11 yötä eikä huoneeseeni sinä aikana käyty ollenkaan vaihtamassa lakanoita ja pyyhkeitä. Ei äänieristeitä. Ahdas huone, aamuisin tuli suihkussa viileää vettä.

Plussat: Hyvä sijainti

Miinukset: Pieni huone

Plussat: Nothing

Miinukset: I never expected to stay in a hotel where my feet stuck out the bed (I’m only 5”5), yet these beds were tiny! The rooms are the smallest I have ever stayed in. Our floor had 2 showers however 1 was out of order the whole time we were there. The hotel advertises having communal kitchen facilities. The kitchen had no plates or bowls. The cutlery was plastic so couldn’t chop food. For a hotel with around 10 floors, the kitchen on the 4th floor was the only one available for every guest so got crowded quickly. We had stayed here specifically for the New York marathon and only found out the morning of the race that they lock the communal kitchen until 6:30am, so if you have an early start planned, do not expect kitchen access to eat before you head out. Staff were rude and distrusting when we said one of our group had left their room card in the room and they would not let us all head up to the room together until we had got confirmation from reception that they were indeed in our group. The stairs are for emergency use only and with 2 lifts to service 10 floors it can take a long time for a lift to arrive. With the price paid to stay here, I would recommend against staying and look elsewhere. We had a very bad experience.

Plussat: Price, Good AC, access to gym

Miinukset: Dirty, toilets clogged for days without getting cleaned, significant water damage everywhere, showers under construction, doors shut loudly waking you up through night, hot in hallways, dirty floors.

Plussat: The location is great The staff are nice Security is good

Miinukset: The walls are thin, you hear almost everything from the room next door. The clean staff are coming early in the morning and was speaking and laughing loud in the hallways couldn't control the heating.

Plussat: Location, professional and friendly staff at checkin and checkout.

Miinukset: Absolutely all was A++++

Plussat: Really centrally located in Turtle Bay. Walking distance to UNited Nations Lots of young people Giant gym

Miinukset: Key card for doors didn’t work well. Robust personnel.

Plussat: The breakfast wasn't free. Usually the breakfast is free at other hotels.

Miinukset: The hotel wasn't worth what I have paid for.

Plussat: Location and room were excellent.

Miinukset: Showers were pretty grubby.

Plussat: Location is very good!

Miinukset: So rude service especially employees in front of door!

Plussat: The swimming pool and the gym

Miinukset: Rude staff at the check in, very long queue to check in

Plussat: This hotel is in an excellent location. The beds were very comfy!

Miinukset: It would have been nice to be near the women’s restroom and showers rather than by the men’s.

Plussat: Erinomainen sijainti keskellä Manhattania. Edullinen.

Miinukset: Remontin tarpeessa. Vain yksi valokatkaisin / huone ja vain kattovalot, ei henkilökohtaisia valoja lainkaan vuoteen vieressä.

Plussat: Easy means of transportation. You have subways on both sides of the YMCA, West and East side. One block on the east and two books on the west. 2&3 C&B trains.

Miinukset: Sharing the bathroom but that's what you get for the price you pay.After all its the YMCA.

Plussat: It was quite and friendley

Miinukset: No TV in room

Plussat: The staff was so good. They were knowledgeable, patient, kind, explained things, were super helpful. Security helped me secure my bags when I needed to check out before the front desk opened. (They provided housekeeping service, which I didn't expect - for a 2-night stay and on a weekend!!) The Y is in a amazing and incredible historic old building with so many really neat parts of it - art and historical touches including placards throughout, and in a fantastic historical part of town with a lot going on in terms of restaurants and night clubs (not on the same block, but within a ten minute walk there's a LOT). It's a five minute walk from Mile 21 of the NYC marathon route, and the same from the 2, 3, A and C subway lines and also CCNY campus. The neighborhood has so much history and architectural interest, just walking around is really neat. I like the fact that staying there you get access to the fitness center (which is nice and well-apportioned) and pool (which I wanted to use but never got the chance!). There's also wifi, which is good.

Miinukset: The two things where I think it could use improvement are in the facilities themselves and in the programming. The facilities: I was on the tenth floor and a lot didn't work. I was really disappointed and annoyed even. For example, the bathrooms - it's cool that they're private and not like locker-room style like the other Manhattan Y's are, but in one of them the door didn't really close, in another one there was no hot water in the shower, in a third there was no cold water in the faucet. No utensils or anything in the kitchen but sink and microwave. And the kicker was my own room - the TV didn't work at all. This took some explaining but the staff at the front desk came up to my room (see above comment about the staff being great) and noted that (1) I didn't even have a converter for the TV to plug into the wall to get power and (2) the cable hookup wasn't hooked up either. She said she would have maintenance come and fix it the next day, because it was too late and they weren't there Friday night that late, but they would absolutely be there Saturday. Saturday I got back at 9 pm and nothing had been done on the TV and of course it was too late for any maintenance. I'm really disappointed. I know I didn't pay a lot, but I expected that I'd have a functional room. The other thing that could be improved - if they had a gathering place and programming for travelers. It'd be nice for solos to meet others, and a really great opportunity to educate people to the history and geography of Harlem. Hostels often have things like game nights and pub crawls or x day of the week to tour xyz. This is a great opportunity for people staying there to learn about the significance of the neighborhood and its past and current renaissances. And it's nice for solo travelers to know one another.

Miinukset: It was very noisy all night due to people using the bathrooms right across from my room and the doors not being level. The doors had to be repeatedly slammed in order to close them.

Plussat: Easier to access Subway

Miinukset: I was not informed that there will be no washroom in the room. I booked for standard room but it turned out to be bunker with very small room.

Plussat: Cleaness

Miinukset: Bathrooms were creepy at night Rooms way too small Too prissy

Plussat: The room is very clean, the staff are very helpful and friendly. Very close to subway.

Miinukset: The radiator in the room is ridiculously hot, not just warm. I have to turn on the air conditioner to survive in January. It's just a waste of energy.

Plussat: nothing

Miinukset: everything

Plussat: Very bad experience. Never will stay there.

Miinukset: Very poorly managed

Plussat: The price was the only thing that was almost ok about this place. I should have paid a little more and never have bothered with this awful place.

Miinukset: Incompetence of check-in staff, uncaring staff, misleading ads and literature on site, bathroom facilities were not working in all shared bathrooms. When you shower, it floods whole bathroom. Broken toilet in one. A total nightmare.